Saline County, Nebraska

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,642
Median household income: $77,027
Median home value: $180,700

Home to 14,642 residents, Saline County is one of Nebraska's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $77,027, its median household income sits in line with Nebraska's $74,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Saline County's population grew 2.6% from 14,270 to 14,642, while its median household income rose 49.6% from $51,502 to $77,027.

20.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,642
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $77,027
Median home value: $180,700
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 5,774
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,27014,642

Median household income

$51,502$77,027

Median home value

$99,300$180,700

Median gross rent

$761$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,270	$51,502	$99,300	$761
2020	14,221	$52,956	$120,800	$709
2021	14,395	$58,011	$116,600	$726
2022	14,275	$71,104	$155,800	$763
2023	14,642	$77,027	$180,700	$833

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	984	6.7%
5 to 17	2,791	19.1%
18 to 24	1,710	11.7%
25 to 34	1,429	9.8%
35 to 44	1,894	12.9%
45 to 54	1,819	12.4%
55 to 64	1,741	11.9%
65 to 74	1,347	9.2%
75 and over	927	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,617	65.7%
Black or African American	68	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	423	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	296	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,203	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,847	20.2%
High school graduate	2,655	29.0%
Some college or associate's	2,812	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,388	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	455	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,782	79.4%
Carpooled	845	11.6%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	268	3.7%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	308	4.2%
Other means	69	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,169	45.4%
15 to 29 min	1,636	23.5%
30 to 44 min	1,240	17.8%
45 to 59 min	693	9.9%
60+ min	237	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 9.5% (1,329 of 13,989)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,625	70.2%
Nonfamily households	1,541	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,166	89.5%
Vacant	608	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,804	73.6%
Renter-occupied	1,362	26.4%

1-unit, detached84.4%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,872	84.4%
1-unit, attached	21	0.4%
2 to 4 units	207	3.6%
5 to 19 units	337	5.8%
20 or more units	98	1.7%
Mobile home & other	239	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 31151
State: Nebraska
Land area: 574 sq mi
Water area: 2.24 sq mi
Center point: 40.5168, -97.1318